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We maintain good relationships with a host of journalists both in New York and around the world, and are very proud to work with them on groundbreaking coverage of the issues we work on.
Whether you’re a journalist seeking comment on an ongoing story related to our work, or keen to develop a line of investigative reporting, please do contact:
Matt Davis, Director, Communications on 212-244-4664 or on his cell 510-717-1617 or mdavis@nylpi.org.
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NYLPI Seeks Bodycam Footage and 911 Call Tapes From NYPD Fatal Shooting
August 16, 2019
In a key test for New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), we are suing the New York Police Department (NYPD) for the body-worn camera footage and 911 call tapes from the NYPD’s fatal shooting of Susan Muller. Ruth Lowenkron, Director of the Disab …
One Year after Fatal Crash, Coalition Demands Accountability for Private Carters
August 1, 2019
A year after a wheel flew off a private sanitation truck and killed a driver in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, elected officials, safe streets activists, workers, labor unions, and the Transform Don’t Trash NYC coalition criticized the company’s continued unsafe …
NYLPI Advocacy Instrumental In Release Of Sick Bronx Man from ICE custody
July 23, 2019
We’re delighted to report that a sick Bronx dad whose family feared he would die in ICE custody was released on Tuesday, following the granting of a humanitarian parole request, at least partially in response to a medical consultation put together by NYLPI’s Medical Providers Network.
“ALL ACCESS”: Pop-Up Art Museum Features NYC Artists Tackling Environmental, Disability, Health, and Immigrant Justice
June 27, 2019
Civil rights organization New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) is hosting “ALL ACCESS”, a pop-up art museum in its offices near Madison Square Garden, for the next month. ALL ACCESS is an exhibit designed and curated by the Human Impacts In …
Fighting New York’s Climate Emergency With Waste Zones: New Law Would Make Huge Greenhouse Gas Reductions
June 25, 2019
Transitioning New York City to an efficient, high-diversion commercial waste zone (CWZ) system will avoid up to 2 million tons of Greenhouse Gas emissions per year, making this one of the most important climate initiatives City lawmakers will decide on …